On October 1, Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Jim Young, Director of Iowa Department of Transportation Nancy Richardson and Boone Mayor John Slight will officially open and name the new railroad bridge just west of Boone, Iowa, that is one of the highest double-track railroad bridges in North America coming in at 2,813 feet long and 190 feet high above the Des Moines River.  After remarks from Young, Director Richardson and Mayor Slight at the UP depot in Boone, officials and media will board a train to go look at the new bridge close up. The public is invited to attend the remarks at the UP depot.